Combined faucet and valve



May 10, 1960 L. M. NARBO coMBiNED FAUCET AND VALVE Filed oct. 18, 1957 ill I 07? jafro.

COMBHNED FAUCET AND VALVE Lanritz Martin Narbo, Chicago, 1li.

Application October 18, 1957, Serial No. 691,034

6 Claims. (Cl. 222-90) My invention relates to a combined faucet and -valve and has particular reference to a faucet and valve arrangement which can be forced through the walls of metal containers, cans, and the like, to form an opening therein, and thereafter secured into position in such container by being clamped to the walls or ends thereof so that leakage of uid around the opening will not occur and thereafter the contents of such container can be valved out of the container as may be desired, or the container can be completely emptied and the combined faucet and valve removed for use in lanother container if desired.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a combined faucet and valve in which provision is made for the inow of air to replace the uid drawn from the container as it is take out of the container in such manner that there is an even oW of air into the container and after the ilow of uid commences the discharge of the fluid is in a smooth manner without being interrupted in the outlet part of the valve by air going into the inlet `falve to replace the liquid drawn out of the container as is common unless an air intake opening is provided in the container to replace and till the vacuum in the container due to the iiow of oil therefrom.

Another and further object of my invention is the provision of an air inlet arrangement which functions smoothly during the operation of the device and in which the air passage is completely closed by the valve controlling the ow of liquid from the container so that there is no leakage of fluid contents through the air inlet opening when the valve is closed and is not in use.

Another and further object of my invention is the provision of a combined faucet and valve and to which a combined penetrating and cutting tool can easily be aflXed so that if necessary, a preformed opening can be made in an oil drum or a heavy metal container through the use of ythe tool in the valve and, preferably, a mallet for driving the opening tool through the metal to form the opening for the insertion of the combined faucet and valve after the tool has been used to form the-opening and is removed therefrom.

These and other objects of my invention will be more fully and better understood by reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings and in which- Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view through a combined faucet and Valve showing its connection to the wall of a metal container with the Valve in vclosed position;

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but showing the valve in open position;V

Fig. 3 is an elevational view showing a combined piercing and cutting tool connected to the valve; and

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional View on lines 4-4 of Fig. 2. f

Referring now specifically to the drawings and in whic like reference characters refer -to like parts throughout, a four-way valve body 10 is shown having a cap 11 at one side thereof to form a closure member for one opening 2,936,398 Patented May 10, 1960 in the body 10 which is held in position by screws 12, 12 extending through the valve body 10 andk into the cap 111. An externally threaded plug 14 is provided which -forms a closure member for one of the other openings into the valve body and has a small bore 15 therethrough in communication with a chamber 16 within the valve body 10 with an opening 17 being provided within which a hollow double pointed penetrating and cutting tool 18 can be inserted and which can be driven into the side wall 19 of a container 20 to form an opening 21 into the container. The tool 18 has two V-shaped portions at its cutting end, the V-shaped portions being arcuate in cross section with the side edges of the V-shaped portions forming cutting edges whereby a circular disk of metal is removed from the wall of the container and when out loose, drops to the bottom of the container. A tubular member 22 is connected to the valve body 10 and has its inner end portion 23 inserted into the opening in the valve body 1@ opposite the closure member 11 and into communication with the chamber 16 within 4the body member 13. The portion 23 has an annular flange 24 formed thereon and a sealing ring 25 abutting the flange portion 24 fo-rming a seal which engages against the outer wall 19 of the container 20 when the combined faucet and valve is positioned in the container 20. A movable sleeve 26 having rl-shaped end portions 27 and 28 is partially fitted over the tubular member 22 and is slidably mounted thereon and has a plurality of spaced longitudinal slots 29, 29 extending longitudinally thereof for a portion of a distance whereby exible segmental portions 30, 30 are provided which are angularly disposed at Sti on their outer edges and ride upon an angular shoulder 31 formed in the tubular member 22 so that the inner end of the member 26 expands and abuts against the wall 19 of the container and overlies the inturned portion of the wall 19 of the container which is deformed and turned inwardly by the entrance of the tool 18 or by the member 26 if the wall of the container isV sufficiently light to be penetrated by the member 26 without injury to the faucet itself. The `l-shaped end portions 27 and 2S are arcuate in cross section while `the sides of the V-shaped portions 27 and 2S are sharpened to cutting condition to remove a circular section of the container wall of a diameter equal to the diameter of the movable sleeve 26, these portions being exactly like, the end portion of the tool 18.

A bore 32 is providedthrough the cap 11 within which a stem 33 is mounted, the stem 33 being round at its rear portion and has a six-sided portion 34 for a substantial distance at its forward end with a shoulder 35 being formed thereon which abuts against a cup-shaped valve member 36 mounted on the stem 33 and Within which a compressible seal 37 is mounted to form a tight closure member between the valve 36 and the inner end of the tubular member 22 which forms a valve seat for the Valve member 36 when this valve is in closed position. A coiled expansion spring 38 is provided which abuts the cap 11 against its inner face and is seated against the inner face of the valve 36 and normally holds the valve member 36 in closed position against its seat 37. The stern 33 is both rotatably and longitudinally mounted in the valve and has a handle 39 secured to the outer end thereof by means of a pin 40 with a cam face 41 thereon which engages a shoulder formed on the outer face of the cap `11 and which upon being rotated upon the pin 40, moves the stem 33 in an outward direction thereby opening the valve 36 to allow iluid to pass therethrough.

When the handle 39 is turned ninety degrees in either direction, one of the straight sides of the handle 39 comes into engagement with the outer face of the cap 11 thereby holding the valve 36 in open position as long as may be desired. A spider 42 is fixed to the inner end of the tubular member 22 and has an externally threaded thimble member 43 mounted thereon having a flange 44 at one of its ends and a lock nut 4S in threaded engagement with thethimble which prevents sliding movement of the thimble 43 within the spider 42.. The thimble has a longitudinal six-sided opening therein within,

which the six-sided end 34 of the stem 33 is fitted and forms means whereby the thimble 43 is rotated in the spider 42, with a second spider 46 being fixed to the sleeve 26 internally thereof and in threaded engagement with the thimble 43 so that as the stem 33 is rotated, the sleeve 26 is moved longitudinally on the tubular member 22 and into and out of engagement with the wall 19 of the container into which the device is inserted. A retaining nut 47 is secured to the outer end of the thimble 43 which acts as a stop for the rotation movement of the stem 33. An opening 48 is provided at the upper side of the member 22 which is considerably longer in diameter than is the bore 15 in the plug 14 and provides means, along with the slots 29, 29, for the entrance of air into the container when the valve 36 is open to replace the liquid withdrawn therefrom and permit free and smooth tlow'of the liquid through the valve when the valve 36 is in open position. When the valve 36 is closed, communication between the bore 15, chamber 16 and opening 4S is cut olf thereby preventing leakage of the contents of the container into the valve. A lower opening 49 is provided at the lower side of the member 22 through which any liquid remaining in the container adjacent the side or end wall thereof may be drained out through the valve.

The operation of the device is quite simple in that when the faucet is to be inserted into a container, the member 18 is screwed into position into the body of the valve in the discharge opening 50 which is opposite the plug 14 and theY tool 18 driven into the side or end wallof the container while the container is sitting in such position that the fluid contents will not run out of the container after the wall is pierced. The tool 18 can be driven into position through the use of a mallet with blows directed against the plug 14 and driving the tool l18 through the wall of the container thereby cutting a circular opening in the container of a diameter corresponding substantially to the diameter of the tool 18. The point of the tool 18 is formed with V-shaped portions in precisely the same manner as is the end of the sleeve 26. Upon the tool 18 being driven into the wall of the container, the valve and tool 13 are removed and the sleeve 26 is pushed through the opening and into the container so the sealing ring 25 is in abutting position against the container wall and its outside, whereupon the operator, by rotating the handle 39, turns the thimble 43 in a direction to draw the sleeve 26 outward towards the valve body and continues this operation until the sleeve 26 is drawn into engagement with an annular shoulder on the member 22 which expands the inner end of the sleeve 26 and brings the abutting ends of the segmental portions 30, 30 on the sleeve 26 against the inner side of the wall of the container with sufficient tightness so that no leakage of the fluid occurs when the vessel is turned into such position that the member 26 becomes immersed in the uid. Thereupon the operator, by turning the handle 39 in a rotary direction around the pivot pin 40 and due to the camming action of the surface 41 pulls the stem 33 outward which is slidably mounted in the thimble 43, thereby opening the valve 36 permitting the contents of the container to ow outward through both of the spiders 42 and 46 in the member 22 and sleeve 26 into the chamber 16 and out through the member '18 if it is desired to leave this member in the valve body to act as a spout during the discharge of the uid contents of the container. As the liquid commences to flow, a partial vacuum is, of course, created within the container and when this vacuum drops to a low enough pressure, air passes in through the bore 1S in the plug 14 into the upper side of the chamber 16 around the valve body out through the opening 48 in the member 22 and through the slots 29, 29 in the end of the sleeve 26 and passes upward through the liquid content in the container to bring the air pressure back to normal. This replacement of the air is sufficiently rapid to permit the fluid to ilow freely from the container and through the valve without interruption because of air pressure on the column of liquid passing from the spout, and permits the flow to pass in a steady stream rather than an irregular ilow which would be the result if theair passage were not present. When the operator desires to stop the ilow of iluid through the valve, the handle 39 is turned in a reverse direction permitting the spring 38 to expand, closing the valve member against its seat on the end of the tubular member 22 thereby stopping the tlow of fluid outward from the container and also shutting off any flow of air inward or the llow of fluid outward through the opening 47 and into the valve body thereby permitting leakage of the uid from the container. If desired, the tool 1S may be detached from the valve body after the valve is put into position on a container and a spout, hose, or the like, attached to the valve. If desired, the unit can be used without the tool 18. If the walls of the container are not too heavy, the pointed ends 27 and 28 of the sleeve 26 can be manually pushed through the walls and an opening in the side wall ,or end of a metal container in the same manner as that hereinabove described.

While I have described more or less precisely the details of construction, I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself thereto, as I contemplate changes in form, the proportion of parts and the substitution of equivalents as circumstances may suggest or render expedient without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention.

What is claimed is:

l. A combined faucet and valve comprising in combination a body member, a tubular member mounted on the body member having an opening in the side wall spaced from the inner end thereof, a fixed spider in said tubular member, an externally threaded rotatably mounted thimble in the said spider having an angular bore longitudinally thereof, 'a sleeve telescopically mounted on the tubular member having a plurality of slots in one end thereof, a second spider in said sleeve in threaded engagement with the said thimble, a cap member, a stem extending through the cap member having an angular portion in cross section at its forward end corresponding to the angular bore in the said thimble, a handle on the outer end of the said stem whereby the said stem can r be moved longitudinally or rotated in the said body member, a valve on the said stem and a spring abutting the valve at one of its ends and the cap at the other.

2. A combined faucet and valve comprising in combination a body member, a tubular member mounted in the body member having an opening in the side wall spaced from the inner end thereof, a fixed spider in said tubular member, an externally threaded rotatably mounted thimble in the said spider ha-ving an angular bore longitudinally thereof, a sleeve telescopically mounted on the tubular member having a plurality of slots in one end thereof, and a plurality of V-shaped cutting points at the other end, a second spider in said sleeve in threaded engagement with the said thimble, a cap member, a stem extending through the cap member having an angular portion in cross section at its forward end corresponding to the angular bore in the said thimble, a handle on the outer end of the said stem whereby the said stem can be moved longitudinally or rotated in the said body member, a valve on the said stem and a spring abutting the valve at one of its ends and the cap at the other.

3. A combined faucet and valve comprising in combination a body member, a tubular member mounted on the body member having an opening in the side wall spaced from the inner end thereof, a fixed spider in said tubular member, an externally threaded rotatably mounted thimble in the said spider having an angular bore longitudinally thereof, a sleeve telescopically mounted on the tubular member having a plurality of slots in one end thereof, and a plurality of V-shaped cutting points at the other end, a second spider in said sleeve in threaded engagementwith the said thimble, a cap in the said bodyy member having a bore therein, a stem extending through' the cap member having an angular portion in cross section at its forward end corresponding to the angular bore in the said thimble, a handle on the outer end of the said stem whereby the said stem can be moved longitudinally or rotated in the said body member, a valve on the said stem and a spring abutting the valve at one of its ends and the cap at the other.

4. A combined faucet and valve comprising in combination a body member, a tubular member mounted on the body member having an opening in the side wall spaced from the inner end thereof, a xed spider in said tubular member, yan externally threaded rotatably mounted thimble in the said spider having an angular bore longitudinally thereof, a sleeve telescopically mounted on the tubular member having a plurality of slots in one end thereof, and a plurality of V-shaped cutting points at the other end, a second spider in said sleeve in threaded engagement with the said thimble, a cap in the said body member having a bore therein, the said bore being lesser in diameter than is the spaced opening in the said sleeve,

.a stem extending through the cap member having an angular portion in cross section at its forward end corresponding to the angular bore in the said thimble, a handle on the outer end of the said stem whereby the said stem can be moved longitudinally or rotated in the said body member, a valve onjthe said stem and a spring abutting the valve at one of its ends and the cap at the other.

5. A combined faucet and valve comprising in combination a body member, a tubular member mounted on the body member having an opening in the side wall spaced from the inner end thereof, a fixed spider in said tubular member, an externally threaded rotatably mounted thimble in the said spider having an angular bore longitudinally thereof, a sleeve telescopically mounted on the tubular member having a plurality of slots in one end thereof, and a plurality of V-s'naped cutting points at the other end, a second spider in said sleeve in threaded engagement with the said thimble, a cap in the said body member having a bore therein, the said bore being lesser in diameter than is the spaced opening in the said sleeve, a stem extending through the cap member having an angular portion in cross section at its forward end corresponding to the angular bore in the said thimble, a handle on the outer end of the said stem whereby the g said stem can be moved longitudinally or rotated in the said body member, a valve on the said stem and a spring labutting the valve at oneof its ends and the cap at the other, the said valve, when in closed position, preventing flow of uid into the body of the faucet.

6. A combined faucet and valve comprising in combination, a valve body having an inlet and outlet opening therein, a hollow body member connected to the valve body at the inlet opening, a sleeve on the said hollow body member movable into and out of engagement with the inner face of the wall of ka container, a combined outlet spout and cutting tool secured to the valve body at the outlet opening thereof, a valve in the valve body seated against the hollow body member and controlling the ow of iluid therethrough, a movable stern extending through the valve body and the hollow body member and secured to the said sleeve at its inner end and to the valve whereby the said sleeve is moved on the hollow body member into and out of engagement with the wall of a container and the valve controlled and a plug secured to the valve body having a passage therethrough for the admission of air into the valve body and for receiving blows from an impact member for driving the combined outlet spout and Vcutting tool through the wall of a container, the said plug being in alinement with the cornbined outlet spout and cutting tool on the opposite side of the` valve body.`

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,998,586 Maggenti Apr. 23, 1935 2,001,481 Abbott May 14, 1935 2,177,875 Norza Oct. 31, 1939 2,414,911 Temple Ian. 28, 1947 

